Toilet shelf



July 3, 1962 A. A. POHJANIEMI 3,042,218

TOILET SHELF Filed Sept. 4, 1959 f Il w' I sgg y Hf f5 7 I l 3 j 6j i ff F/ 6. 4 7 a 3,042,218 Patented July 3, 1962 Tie 3,042,213 'FORET SHELF Antti Aaroni Pohjaniemi, Pori 6, Finland Filed Sept. 4, 1959, Ser. No. 838,122 Claims priority, application Finland Sept. 6, 1958 3 Claims. (Cl. 2li-90) This invention relates to a toilet shelf of the one shelfplane type having terminal elements at the shelf plane ends. It is a known fact that no matter how large is the toilet shelf disposed beneath a mirror the same will always, with time, require an addition in the form of a shelf with drawers. Then it has been necessary to replace the shelf with a new one and the old shelf often remains useless.

This invention has for its object to provide a toilet shelf of the kind that may be enlarged when so desired. The essence of the invention lies in that the terminal elements of the aforestated kind of toilet shelf are provided with jointing means so that to the shelf ends it is possible to fix drawers or the like provided with jointing means engaging those on the shelf. The invention will be described more in detail hereinafter with reference to the embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings.

In the drawing FlG. l is an isometric view of a toilet shelf embodying the invention.

FIG. 2 illustrates the drawer or box to be added to the toilet shelf shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is an isometric view of another embodiment of the toilet shelf of the invention.

FIG. 4 is an isometric view of a terminal end piece to be secured to the shelf shown in the foregoing ligure.

In the shelf in FIG. l the shelf plane l is provided with terminal elements 3 and also with a rear wall 2 extending upwardly from the shelf plane and adapted to come against the toilet Wall. The terminal elements have two superposed horizontal dovetail-like jointing ribs 4. 'Ihe same are provided for the purpose that drawers or boxes may be fixed to the shelf ends as extensions of the shelf. FIG. 2 shows a drawer or box to be fixed to the shelf. The same consists of a drawer 6 provided with a casing 5. The casing side walls which face the shelf ends are provided with grooves 7 for receiving the jointing ribs 4 on the end flanges of the shelf. From this it follows that the casing together with its drawers may easily be secured to the shelf.

In the shelf shown in FIG. 3 the shelf plane is stepped wherefore there is provided an upper shelf plane 1' and a lower shelf plane l. which is an extension of the upper shelf plane. The rear wall 2 of the shelf coming against the toilet wall extends from the upper shelf plane to the level of the lower shelf plane and the terminal elements 3 extend from the rear flange 2 to the rear edge of the lower shelf plane as is clearly shown in FIG. 3. The aforementioned terminal elements 3 are provided with jointing ribs 4 corresponding in structure to those in connection with the embodiment of FIG. l wherefore a casing with drawers such as the one of FIG. 2 may be fixed to the sides of this shelf also. When this shelf does not have drawers attached to the sides thereof the shelf plane is without guards at the ends thereof. For this reason the shelf is also provided with detachable terminal elements 3' having grooves 7 for receiving the jointing ribs 4 on the terminal elements 3 of the shelf wherefore the detachable terminal elements 3 may be fixed into their respective positions at the shelf ends when the shelf is not provided with drawers. The said detachable terminal elements 3' are of length such that the same will extend to the front edge of the shelf. Also the said terminal elements may be made so high that the upper shelf plane of the shelf will be provided with side flanges.

It is to be understood that the invention is not limited to just the embodiments hereinabove described and shown for the same may be modified in many different ways within the scope and spirit of the invention. So, e.g., jointing means other than the ones shown hereinabove may be used. Also the boxes or drawers need not necessarily be provided with casings.

I claim:

l. A shelf arrangement comprising, in combination, a box-shaped rear part having a pair of opposite side walls; a shelf plate projecting forwardly from said box-shaped rear part; iirst elongated dove-tail means substantially parallel to said shelf plate on at least one of said side walls of said box-shaped rear part; and side guard means for said shelf plate including a wall having a face of a length substantially equal to the combined widths of said box-shaped rear part and said shelf plate and having on said face thereof second elongated dove-tail means adapted to cooperate with said lirst dove-tail means for removable attachment of said guard means to said box-shaped rear part.

2. A shelf arrangement comprising, in combination, a box-shaped rear part having a pair of opposite side walls; a shelf plate projecting forwardly from said box-shaped rear part; first elongated dove-tail means substantially parallel to said shelf plate on at least one of said side walls of said box-shaped rear part; and a side plate having a length substantially equal to the combined widths of said box-shaped rear part and said shelf plate and having on one face thereof second elongated dove-tail means adapted to cooperate with said lirst dove-tail means to removably attach said side plate to said box-shaped rear part.

3. A shelf arrangement comprising, in combination a box-shaped rear part having a pair of opposite side walls; a shelf plate projecting forwardly from said box-shaped rear part; first elongated dove-tail means substantially parallel to said shelf plate on at least one of said side walls of said box-shaped rear part; and drawer means having a side wall of a length substantially equal to the combined widths of said box-shaped rear part and said shelf plate and being formed on said side wall thereof with second elongated dove-tail means :adapted to cooperate with said first dove-tail means to removably attach said drawer means to said box-shaped rear part.

References Cited in the tile of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,585,102 Langdon May 18, 1926 1,772,619 Warren s Aug. 12, 1930 2,427,012 Lum Sept. 9, 1947 2,536,059 Ingler Jan. 2, 1951 FOREIGN PATENTS 12,897 Great Britain June 4, 1907 330,420 Switzerland July 31, 1958 

